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Definitions of jerk
  1. noun
    a dull stupid fatuous person

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  2. verb
    throw or toss with a quick motion
    "jerk his head"

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  3. noun
    a sudden abrupt pull

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  4. verb
    pull, or move with a sudden movement
    "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

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  5. noun
    meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

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  6. noun
    an abrupt spasmodic movement

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  7. verb
    make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

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  8. verb
    jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

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  9. verb
    move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
    "The patient's legs were jerkings"

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  10. noun
    (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
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  11. noun
    raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
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